English language and literature blog

Both my parents were born in Fiji, their parents learned the Fijian language but never indoctrinated them, purely because it was no longer the prevailing dialect in Fiji instead it was developing into English. My mum migrated to New Zealand at the age of three so English became her everyday voice in order to communicate and establish strong relationships with the people around her including her parents. My dad experienced his life in Fiji until the age of seventeen but even then he only spoke English and learned a few slang terms in Fijian which he would only use around his friends. Later my dad moved to New Zealand, his English becoming more and more apart of his life when he started university and eventually a job. By the time I was born, English had fixated within my family and was the language I grew up hearing and learning. It never appeared to me as a complication that English was my sole speaking language because everyone around me including my teachers and frien...

Stereotypes Of Non-Native English Speakers What is a 'native  English  speaker' exactly? Well according to the dictionary definition, a native speaker is basically a person who speaks in his/her first language also known as their mother tongue. No one's nationality or race should determine their status as a native  English  speaker however  this precise criterion  is taken into consideration by oversea schools when recruiting teachers. Due to the mentality of these people who still think there is no problem with being intolerant over the way people speak is why many experienced and qualified teachers find themselves discriminated.       It's fine when 'native  English-speaking  teachers have a better model of  English ' is just an opinion but once that turns into an action, a policy, that's when discrimination transpires. It becomes entrenched within the teaching industry that native speakers are more creativity...

Part 1-Bio As i grew up, i have encountered many activities that i found quite interesting such as zip lining, snorkelling, sky diving, swimming with elephants, and much more but one activity i had the most interest in was horse riding. When i first moved to Abu Dhabi from Dubai my mum put me in horse riding lessons so that i would have something to do and from this i gained an amazing connection with horses which is why they are one of my favorite animals and an  unforgettable experience that unfortunately only lasted two years . In addition, reading is another one of my interests that i enjoy till this day. Something about being able to transport yourself into any universe of any time and get to experience the world in someone else's perspective can be quite magical. It's the ability to relive a moment that you loved so much over and over again which is something that can not be done in the real world. Language to me is very important because it is the way i am ab...

September 11 2018 Writing an effective paragraph In his article "How To Pay For A Baby" Kool A.D. uses informal language incited with humor in order to engage the audience through the conflicting demeanour of approaching the topic of money and the cost of babies. Kool A.D expresses his personal opinion on the cost of babies as he says "Babies are wild expensive, and as they grow into full-fledged dudes and dudettes with wants and desires and susceptibilities for advertising tactics, they only become more expensive."  This sentence shows he believes that as children grow so do their wants and needs making them their expenses increase. The diction in this sentence further proves the informal and humorous language Kool A.D uses such as the syntax "wild expensive" as well as the use of slang "dudes and dudettes" both representing the informal idiolect utilized throughout the article. Even though it becomes clear that the text is mainly for enter...